After Austerity: why doesn't Britain make things any more? - video

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In a debate at the After Austerity conference, economists Karel Williams and Stian Westlake tackle one of the thorniest problems for Britain's economic recovery: how to restore the country's dwindling manufacturing sector. With low-skilled labour uncompetitive against large-scale producers in Asia, can Britain compete in other markets? And would 'rebalancing' the economy really create more jobs? Presented by Aditya Chakrabortty